Belt.



M. T. MANOOG.

BELT. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11. 1910.

984,099, Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Patented Feb. 14., 1911.

Application filed June 11, 1910. Serial No. 566,395.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAivooe T. MANOOG, a subject of the Sultan of'Turkey, residing at lirockton, in the county of'Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belts,

of which the following is a specification, refhad to the accompanying drawbelt which is extremely durable and will not stretch, shrink or break as is a very common occurrence with the ordinarybelt.

A further object is to provide a link chain belt provided with a covering of suitable friction material which will prevent the same from slipping WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and-illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in wl1ich- Figure I is a side elevation of a belt constructed in accordance with my invention, part of the casing: or covering being broken away; Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of a portion of the belt showing the means for connecting the ends thereof; and Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-45 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 5 indicates the chain made up of a plurality of links'6. These links may be of any "approved form which will permit of the easy bending or flexing of the chain as it passes around a pulley or driving wheel.

7 indicates a covering preferably of rubher or canvas. This covering is in the form of a tube which may be round or oval in cross section and receives the link chain,- said covcring extending from end to end thereof. The ends of the chain and the covcring are connected together by means of he link rod 8 which is extended through the ends of the covering and through the end links of the chain. This fastener may be made of such size as to just allow the same to be assed through the chain links, thus rendering the fastener extremel strong so that it will be almost impossi 1e for the ends of the chain to separate. The fastener itself must break before this is possible.

A driving belt constructed in the manner above set forth has been found to be extremely durable and eflicient in practical use. It eliminates many of the annoying features of the ordinary belt formed of leather or canvas, such as stretching which causes the belt to sag and slip, orshrinking and. breaking of the belt both of which are extremely common occurrences with the ordinary driving belt. My improved belt will not break,

shrink or stretch and when the covering has become so far worn that it cannot be further used, a new one may be suppiied at a very slight expenseif the chain 15 in sufiiciently good condition to be continued in use. It wi l sired size may be made by em loying the different-sizes of link chains. hey would each be provided with the same tubular covering, though for the larger belts a heavier covering would of course be r uired than for small belts which are used or driving light machines such as motorcycles, automobiles and similar vehicles.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is In a belt of the. character described, the combination of a steel link chain, a tubular rubber casing covering said chain and extending from end to end thereof, and a fastening link extended through said casing and the end links of the chain clenched upon the casin to securely fasten the ends of the chain an the casing together.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aliix my signature in the resence of two witnesses.

. LTANOOG T. MANOOG. Witnesses:

RAYMOND W. Hrcsms,

HARRY W. CLEMONS.

be understood that belts of any de- 

